Arrived on the plateau at 0945 this morning and found a flock of
c100 bean geese north of Slamannan. Retired to the Cafe in Slamannan for coffee
to await Steve (Lilac films) arriving.
Sat with the car window open and suddenly
heard a helicopter flying over the area and immediately thought of the
disturbance likelihood for the birds.
Just as I thought, when Steve and I
returned to the spot to film them only to discover that they had moved
elsewhere. The hunt was now on to find some others so that the filming could
take place.
A quick drive along to Luckenburn found a
group of c40 birds which Steve was able to capture on film. We then moved to a quieter
spot near East Fannyside Loch to do some interviews. The film should be ready for
publication around the end of the year so something to look forward to.
Tag07 arrived on the plateau around
1500hrs yesterday and had a rest before moving to one of the fields at
Luckenburn to feed up after his journey from Yorkshire. He was probably one of
a group of c40 birds in the same field this morning but poor light hindered
good identification. It is quite possible that this separate group were all
with tag 07 during the autumn migration.
